Beaumont ISD prepares to fire 300 to cut costs

[TexasTowelie]

About 300 Beaumont school district employees could lose their jobs because the distirct has to find $25 million in budget cuts, Beaumont school superintendent Timothy Chargois said today in an email to district employees.

Most cuts would come from the ranks of contract and at-will employees, which could range from the teaching ranks to custodians.

"Financial resources of the district are insufficient to support existing academic programs and the district is unable to finance the full compensation of staff for the next fiscal year," Chargois said in his email to district employees.

He said he has "identified" 75 at-will employees and 225 contract positions for a possible "reduction in force" brought about by the district's "financial exigency," which, if declared allows for the drastic cuts.

More at http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/BISD-prepares-to-fire-300-to-cut-costs-5501529.php .

[mbperrin]

1. So this asshole Chargois allowed $4 million to be embezzled right beneath his feet,

the state is in the process of firing him and taking over the district due to incompetence and financial mismanagement, but he has time to fire 300 employees on his way out?

How the hell did a creature like this ever get into the education system at all? And why is he allowed to do anything since he is being replaced along with his incompetent cronies on the board by the state?

[TexasTowelie]

2. Here is his biography posted on the BISD Website.

He moved up the ranks from elementary school music teacher to assistant principal and was somewhat of an inspirational leader. Needless to say, he doesn't really have any business management skills but he plays the organ at his church.

http://www.bmtisd.com/staff/dr-timothy-chargois/